'This is a joke': Family of James Ryan in tears as woman jailed for killing her partner

Olesja Hertova’s sentence will be backdated to when she went into custody on August 27, 2024
Fri, 04 Jul, 2025 - 14:56
Alison O'Reilly

Members of the late James Ryan's family shouted "this is a joke" when Judge Martin Nolan handed down a sentence of two years and nine months to his partner for causing his death.

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